Today I joined my parliamentary colleagues in writing to the Government to ask them to reverse their decision to exclude LGBTIQA+ people from the 2026 census. You can read the full letter here 👉 zoedaniel.com.au/2024/08/28/exc…

To represent all Australians, the government needs to know them all; to count them, and include them. The decision not to include questions about LGBTQI Australians in the census must be reversed. theguardian.com/world/article/…

An HIV prevention drug that is 100% effective: this is a game-changer! Now to ensure lives over profit. Pleased to see The Lancet back UNAIDS Global' call for Gilead Sciences to make lenacapavir available rapidly & affordably to all who need in low- & middle-income countries.

The mpox virus is spreading across Africa and beyond at an alarming rate. This outbreak could have been locally contained but rich countries that have the vaccines have been slow to act. Here are three steps we must take now to keep everyone safe. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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This is the work required to create more equal global world. Critical advocacy.

People of #AfricanDescent stand as a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit, as we strive for a future of equality. ✊🏿 Don't put limits on yourself ✊🏿 Demand equality ✊🏿 It is worth fighting for ✊🏿 No apologies

Data is needed for effective planning, most especially but not only in health

The important thing about this is the more than 70% of Australians who agree with us. There is clear public support for new tax measures. We have solutions to growing #inequality

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While World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered 150,000 #Mpox tests globally, the unequal distribution highlights the ongoing challenges in health equity. African nations, for example, are facing a surge in cases. 1/5 🧵

BREAKING: Canada suspends 30 permits for arms sales to Israel and also cancels a contract with the US government to send ammunition manufactured in Canada to the Israeli army.

Every single child under 18 has now been removed from Scotland's prisons following passage of a law that prohibits the detention of children in prisons. Almost everywhere in Australia, children as young as 10 can still be locked up in prisons. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Today is the anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 2007 (UNDRIP). Australia was one of just 4 of 143 nations that voted against the recognition of basic protections for Indigenous peoples. We later signed in 2009. It includes recognition of

"Indigenous peoples’ human rights in Australia (and elsewhere) were grossly violated by colonisation which resulted in past and ongoing injustices. #UNDRIP recognises and lists those rights with the purpose of addressing those injustices." theconversation.com/following-the-…

Oxfam Canada joins 40+ organizations to call on the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) to review Canada's complicity in violations of women’s rights to maternal healthcare in Gaza. Mélanie Joly

BREAKING: Oxfam is responding in Vietnam to the impacts of #TyphoonYagi, the strongest storm in the region in decades.

Wonder why I don’t accept nasty allegations against protesters without seeing the evidence? The reason is that between my 1st protest arrest in 1970 and my most recent in 2017, the police have been showed to have lied on many occasions. I dont believe police driven #journalism

“When we explain to Australians that only about 0.7 per cent of the total federal budget is spent on aid they’re quite alarmed. Most of them had the view that it was much, much larger.” Read more ⬇️ #saferworldforall smh.com.au/national/the-n….

Your voice matters. You have the right to say what you think and demand a better world. You also have the right to agree or disagree with those in power, and to express these opinions in peaceful protests. Freedom of expression is a human right. Everywhere.